Angsalli had seen it coming and so tried to miss it, to walk past it quickly, but that leg of hers was slowing her down . She then made every effort to appear as a casual passer-by, a mere schoolgirl, ambling her way home, dragging a foot here and there, now and then.She watched it coming closer.

The white van sidled along the kerb, eventually coming to a silent stop, a mere arm's length distant.